Project Obsession

[Todd in vancouver]

FINALLY! the car is flipped on the rotisserie and I've started working on the bottom of the car. It's another step in the progress of the car because now that I'm working on the bottom I will be starting to get the car ready for the rear suspension and mini tub install which means I'm actually starting on the assembly of the car. Everything up to this point has been about taking the car apart, planning and prepping.


From this point forward my work will be about fitting and assembling the car. It's really great to have reached this point and it feels like getting a jolt of motivation. Here are a couple pictures of the car flipped on its side;



Wow I had no idea how much work it was going to be to clean the undercoat off the bottom of my '67. I'm using these to chip off the undercoat and a heat gun when needed to get the hard spots clean. It's actually chipping off easy but it as a big chunk of area to cover with these.



I've also found some damage under the undercoat in my floor as it looks like the car may have at one time drove over something and damaged the bottom.



Overall the floor is not bad but the driver side is not looking great. I'll have to decide if Im going to put some time into fixing them or just cut them out and replace the drivers side.



Here are some new parts for the mini-tub that I picked up from a local supplier who has a good amount of goodies in stock and giving me some decent pricing.



Hoping tomorrow to get the car flipped around and I'll be starting the other half of the bottom. Living the dream my friends, living the dream


AND THAT'S IT! All of you are now up to date on where I am as of today. I hope you all have enjoyed my 6 months worth of work in two days of down loading. Now things will go at my natural pace which will be painfully slow compared to what I've been posting. Thanks all for looking and please feel free to post any comments or ideas as I gladly accept all the help I can get. That includes scraping undercoat so feel free to come on over and grab a chisel.

[Blake Foster]

Well you made a good choice with the engine builder!! i have used Jim for a few years ( he built the motor in ResurreXion and i have yet to have a problem with anything that has come out of his shop.

not the cheapest buy any means, but probably the best in Vanocuver

[Chicken Louie]

Great progress pics, I like the name of your project, it sums up our hobby quite well!

[coolwelder62]

Welcome aboard!!!!!You have a great project going here and are you are doing really nice work.

[jlwdvm]

I'm installing Chassis Works mini tubs in my 69 firebird right now. I don't know why they don't send better directions with their tubs, they just direct you to a site where they are installing DSE tubs. I'm just about to weld in the drivers tub, and it looks like the front of the tub where it meets the floor pan will need some metal fab work.

[Todd in vancouver]

Originally Posted by Blake Foster

Well you made a good choice with the engine builder!! i have used Jim for a few years ( he built the motor in ResurreXion and i have yet to have a problem with anything that has come out of his shop.

not the cheapest buy any means, but probably the best in Vanocuver

Hi Blake, and yes Jim is an awesome guy and I would recommend him to anyone. He may just be the guy to help me go to an LS in my Camaro when I decide I need more power. First, I have to upgrade my driving skills.

Blake, did you ever end up selling that '67 Camaro shell in my neck of the woods?

Originally Posted by Chicken Louie

Great progress pics, I like the name of your project, it sums up our hobby quite well!

Thanks, and I should have called it Project Obsession and loads of $$$

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

Welcome aboard!!!!!You have a great project going here and are you are doing really nice work.

Thanks and that means a lot coming from someone like yourself as I really admire the work you've done

Originally Posted by jlwdvm

I'm installing Chassis Works mini tubs in my 69 firebird right now. I don't know why they don't send better directions with their tubs, they just direct you to a site where they are installing DSE tubs. I'm just about to weld in the drivers tub, and it looks like the front of the tub where it meets the floor pan will need some metal fab work.

I'm not far behind you but if you look on YouTube there are some really good videos. Also, I'm going to send you some paperwork a friend sent me that lays it out really nice. Make sure you let me know if you don't see it.

Really appreciate all the comments guys and I will keep posting pics as they come up. I'm just getting the car ready to get sandblasted but to date I haven't found anyone local that I'm confident handing my car over too. I will try and get some video of the sandblasting and post it here for all to see.